Directed by Prabhu Deva · Music by Vidyasagar · February 2007
All-time mass blockbuster. Tamil remake of Telugu Pokiri. Vijay's biggest mass persona.
This was Vijay's film 45 of 69 as a lead actor — counted from his debut Naalaiya Theerpu (1992) — released in 2007 during the 2000s.
Soundtrack composed by Vidyasagar
Prabhu Deva's directorial blockbuster — the interval twist revealing Vijay as an undercover cop is an all-time Tamil cinema moment.
Vadivelu's 'Body' Soda Bottle Mani comedy track is among the most rewatched in Tamil comedy history.
A remake of the Telugu hit Pokiri; Vijay's swagger-heavy Tamizh became a template for a generation of mass heroes.
Pokkiri (2007) stands among the commercial high points of Vijay's 69-film journey as a lead actor — a film that resonated deeply with audiences and reinforced his stature as one of Tamil cinema's most bankable stars of the 2000s. Every blockbuster in this filmography was another step on the road that ultimately led from cinema halls to the Chief Minister's chair.